Parcel tie for automobiles



April 21, 1953 P. o. DAVOLT PARCEL TIE FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Feb. 28,1951 INVENTO'R.

BY W: 024.

' ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 21, 953

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

2,635,796 PARCEL TIE FOR AUTOMOBILES Pembroke 0. Davolt, Longview, WashApplication February 28, 1951, Serial No. 213,258

. l ,This invention relates to an improved parcel tie for automobiles.

As will be appreciated, it is often desired to carry by automobile aparcel, package, bundle, or the like too large, too long, or toounwieldy to place inside of the automobile, so that, not infrequently,various objects are hastily tied in makeshift manner to the outside of acar with resultant accidental loss of the object, injury thereto,orscratching of the finish of the car.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a deviceone or more of which may be easily and quickly attached toan automobilewithout the necessity for any structural change in the car, and by meansof which a parcel or the like may be securely tied to the automobile atthe outside thereof. A further object of the invention is to provide adevice wherein, after the devicehas served its purpose, it may bereadily detached fromthe automobile and conveniently carried in the carready to be again used when needed.

4 Claims. (Cl. 224-4231) .Another object of the invention is to providea device embodying a head adapted to lie at the inner side of the bodyof the car adjacent a joint between coacting fixed and hinged parts ofthe body for anchoring the device to the car, a flexiblesling, adaptedto extend through said joint, and a ring carried by said sling at the.exterior of the body of the car and adapted to receivean appropriatetie-rope or the like.

And the invention seeks, as a still further obe ject, to provide adevice wherein the sling may be easily and quickly adjusted for varyingthe effective length thereof.

Other and incidental objects of the invention will appear during thecourse of the following description thereof, and in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner in which a bundle maybe tied to an automobile by means of my improved device.

Figure} is a transverse sectional view more particularly showing how thedevice is connected with the automobile.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the device.

Figure 4 is a section taken longitudinally of the device.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a head I0 which may beof any approved material and shape. In the present instance, I haveshown the head as being composed of a more or less short cylinder ofwood, and formed in the head medially thereof is a diametric V-shapedslot H gradually tapered from end to end.

In conjunction with the head I 0, I employ a flexible sling l2, Thissling preferably comprises a pliable strap l3 of canvas, leatheror thelike looped to form the sling. However, the strap should, in any event,be flat and more or less thin. I

As best seen in Figure 4 of the drawings, the end portions of the strapl3 are inserted inoverlapping relation through the slot ll of the headI0 from the narrow endof said slot, when the extremities I4 of the strapare flexed toward each other to form loopsl5. The terminals l6 of thestrap are then inserted in overlapping relation into the wide end of theslot H between the extremities H of the strap. The terminals of thestrap thus form a wedge lying in the wide end of the slot ll between theextremities ll of the strap, so'that when |pull isexerted upon the freeend of the sling l2, the four thicknesses of the strap lying in the wideend of the' slot I i will be caused to jam and lock therein.

The end portions of the strap l3 are thus firmly but detachablyconnected with the head ll] so that if the strap should become worn, anew strap may be readily substituted therefor. As will be observed, theslot II is of a width to snugly receive the width of the strapso that asecure connection between the strap and head is provided. Furthermore,as will be appreciated, as pull upon the sling 12 is increased, thewedge provided by the terminals 16 of the strap will tend to shiftfurther toward the narrow end of "the slot for increasingthe'bindingaction of the wedge and tightening the connection between the strap andhead. a

Freely connected with the sling I2 is a grommet which may be of anypreferred shape and size and, in the present instance, is shown as beingformed of a metal ring ll. This ring freely re ceives the strap l3therethrough so that the ring will readily slide on the strapandconform. to any angle assumed by the sling. Likewise, a tie-rope, cordor the like will readily slide against the ring when threadedtherethrough."

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, I have shown my improved device inuse. The hood of a conventional automobile is indicated at l8, and theapron of one of the front fenders at l9. As is usual, the hood isappropriately hinged so that it may be raised, while, normally, the hoodis secured in lowered closed position. A bundle to be carried on theautomobile is conventionally indicated at 20, while short ropes or thelike for securing the bundle are indicated at 2|.

To install the present device, the hood I8 is raised, when one or moreof the devices, say a pair thereof, are positioned upon the apron l9 inthe manner shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, so that the heads Ill ofsaid pair of devices will lie inwardly of the normal line of junction ofthe hood and apron, while the rings I! will lie outwardly of said line.The hood is then closed and secured in lowered position. Thus, the headsI!) of the pair of devices are disposed at the inside of the hoodblocked by the parts against outward displacement through the jointbetween the hood and apron, while the slings l2 extend beneath theadjacent edge of the hood through said joint to freely support the ringI! at the exterior of the hood. The pair of devices is accordinglyanchored to the automobile by the heads I0, and as the straps 13 are notthick, the.

presence of the slings l2 beneath the adjacent edge of the hood will nothamper the closing of the hood nor impose any undue strain thereon.Having connected the pair of devices with the automobile,- asabove-described, the ropes 2| are threaded through the rings 11 thereof,when the bundle 20 islaid-upon the apron 19 against the hood IS. Theropes are then passed around the bundle and each tied at its ends forfirmly and detachably securing the bundle in place. As will beperceived, the ropes 2| will, when the bundle is being tied, readilyslide through the rings ll of the pairof devices to facilitate tying ofthe bundle. Also, as will be appreciated, the slings 12 of said pair ofdevices will flex, While the rings I! will ride along the straps 13 toconform to any angle of pull of the ropes. It is now to be noted thatthe effective length of the slings l2- may be readily adjusted simply bypulling the terminals 16 of the strap Hi from the wide end of the slotll of the head [0, when the strap may be freely drawn through said slot,in either one direction or the other, to either lengthen or shorten thesling, when said terminals may be replaced in the wide end of the slotto wedge the strap in adjusted position. Thus, the effective length ofthe sling may be adjusted easily and quickly, and it may be noted thatthe feature has proven of great practical convenience in that the ringsI! of say a pair of the devices, as above described, may be renderedreadily accessible-regardless of the angle between the hood and fenderaprons of an automobile, or the cramped space between such parts.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A parcel tiefor-automobiles including a head adaptedto be disposed at the inner sideof a normally closed joint between coacting fixed and hinged parts ofthe body of an automobile, said head being blocked by'said parts againstoutward displacement through said joint, a limp flexible element carriedby the head and of a slim, fiat thickness permitting said element toextend between said parts at said joint to the outer side .4 herthreaded therethrough for tying an object to the automobile outside ofthe body thereof.

2. A parcel tie for automobiles including a head adapted to be disposedat the inner side of a normally closed joint between coacting fixed andhinged parts of the body of an automobile, said head being blocked bysaid parts against outward displacement through said joint, a fiat,thin, limp strap connected at its end to the head to form a loop havingits end portion overlapping, the overlapping end portions of "the loopbeing of a combined slim thickness permitting said end portions toextend in abutting relation between said parts at said joint to theouter side of the body and anchored to the body by said head, and a ringhaving said strap extending loosely therethrough and freely carried bysaid loop, said ring being adapted to have a flexible member threadedtherethrough for tying an object to the automobile outside of the bodythereof.

3. In a parcel tie for automobiles, the combination of a flat, limpstrap having its extremities disposed in overlapping relation to formthe strap into a loop, a grommet freely carried. by said loop andcoacting therewith to form a sling, anda head detachably connected tosaid sling and adapted to anchor the sling when the tie is in use, saidhead being provided with a tapered V-shaped slot therethrough of adimension to snugly accommodate the width of the strap and receiving theoverlapping extremities of said strap from the narrow end of the slot,both ends of said strap being positioned in the wide end of the slotbetween said extremities and abutting to form a wedge resting flatagainst said extremities and providing a sole locking means adapted whenshifted toward the narrow end of the slot to bind and look at said wedgeboth of said extremities fixed in the slot.

4. A parcel tie for automobiles including a head having a V-shaped slottherethrough, and a flat, limp strap of a width to snugly fit in saidslot and having its extremities inserted in overlapping relation throughsaid slot from the narrow end thereof to form the strap into a loopconnected to said head, the ends of the strap being returned into thewide end of the slot between the extremities of the strap and abuttingto form a wedge resting flat against said extremities to bindtherebetween and provide a sole locking means locking both extremitiesof the strap at said wedge fixed against forward pull toward the narrowend of the slot.

PEIWBROKE O. DAVOL'L.

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